Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor in women after bariatric surgery: a pilot study.
Eighteen morbidly obese women had plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured before bariatric surgery and 3 months postoperatively. We analyzed plasma BDNF levels in all the participants then subdivided according to menopausal status and type of surgery. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor decreased significantly in all the participants and in the premenopausal group when looked at in isolation.
Merhi
Zaher O
ZO
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. zom00@hotmail.com
Minkoff
Howard
H
Lambert-Messerlian
Geralyn M
GM
Macura
Jerzy
J
Feldman
Joseph
J
Seifer
David B
DB
D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
D015415:Biomarkers; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor